Daystar, I mostly agree with your 'take' on this.
You said:
'Faith is the expectation of things though there is no convincing evidence beheld, but that doesn't mean that there is not good reason to believe it unless you are wrong yourself.'
I would add that to have faith you do need to have a starting point, or some 'evidence' that does convince you to some extent, otherwise you would then have 'blind' faith. (I agree that my 'evidence' may not be someone else's evidence). Because I want there to be a loving God as this could very well mean an eternal purpose for us humans, seems a very good reason for me to believe in Him, but I am honest enough with myself and know that I need more than just this to belive in Him. I need 'evidence'. I believe I have sufficient 'evidence' for me to maintain a fairly strong belief (it does waver somewhat from day to day).
You said:
'Faith is the expectation of things though there is no convincing evidence beheld, but that doesn't mean that there is not good reason to believe it unless you are wrong yourself.'
I would add that to have faith you do need to have a starting point, or some 'evidence' that does convince you to some extent, otherwise you would then have 'blind' faith. (I agree that my 'evidence' may not be someone else's evidence). Because I want there to be a loving God as this could very well mean an eternal purpose for us humans, seems a very good reason for me to believe in Him, but I am honest enough with myself and know that I need more than just this to belive in Him. I need 'evidence'. I believe I have sufficient 'evidence' for me to maintain a fairly strong belief (it does waver somewhat from day to day).
"The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility"
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
